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WELCOME TO
OUR GAMES SHOW
Thong Linh High School
GAME 1: PICKING FRUITS BY MOUTH

GAME 2: WHO’S QUICKER?
GAME 3: GUESSING BACKGROUND PICTURE

GAME 4: CROSSWORDS
GAME 5: LUCKY MONEY DRAWING

GAME 1: PICKING FRUITS BY MOUTH

INSTRUCTIONS: Students play the game in 2 groups of one girl and one boy. Ten kinds of fruit are hung on a rope. The boy stands at one end of the rope while the girl at the other end. There is a box near the place the boy stands. The boy has to go and stand on a chair to pick a fruit by mouth, and then run as quickly as possible to give the fruit to the girl. The girl then takes it, runs and puts it in the box. The winners are those who finish picking 10 fruits first.

GAME 2: WHO’S QUICKER?
INSTRUCTIONS: Two groups of three see some pictures on the screen in 2 minutes. Then they try to write as many words related to the pictures as possible in 2 minutes.
AO DAI
Coconut
Custard-apple
mango
papaya
(pawpaw)
pineapple
KUMQUAT
GREETING CARD
FIREWORKS
GOAT
DRAGON
BUFFALO
ROOSTER
APRICOT BLOSSOM
LUCKY MONEY
PEACH BLOSSOM
WATERMELON
FIND Kitchen God
GAME 3: GUESSING BACKGROUND PICTURE

INSTRUCTIONS: Students will choose ONE of the twelve animals on the screen. With each animal selected, students have to answer ONE question. If the answer is right, one part of the background picture appears. After six parts are shown, students can guess the background.

MOUSE
BUFFALO
TIGER
CAT
DRAGON
SNAKE
HORSE
GOAT
MONKEY
DOG
PIG
ROOSTER
What do you call the time between the old and new year?

---> New Year’s Eve
Who are they?
– They are in the kitchen. They ride a carp to the Heaven on the 23rd of the 12th Lunar month every year.

---> Kitchen Gods
What are they?
– They are white and oval. They are laid by ducks. They often cooked with pork to make a kind of popular food at Tet.

---> Eggs
What flower is it?
– It is yellow and traditional in the South of Vietnam at Tet.

--> Apricot blossom
What is it?
– It is put in a red envelope. Children like to receive it very much.

---> Lucky money
What flower is it?
– It is pink and traditional in the North of Vietnam at Tet.

---> Peach blossom
What fruits are they?
– They are four fruits which means “cầu dừa đủ xài” in Vietnamese?

---> Custard-apple, coconut, papaya (pawpaw), mango
What are they?
– They are very dangerous and can injure and kill people. They were banned since January 1st, 1995.
---> Firecrackers
Say some common wishes at Tet.

---> Happy New Year; Plenty of Health; Money flows in like water; A myriad of things go according to your will; Security, good health and prosperity
What is it?
– It’s tall, made of bamboo and placed in front of the house to chase ghosts and devils away.
---> New Year Tree
What song is it?
– It is performed by ABBA band and often sung at the beginning of the year.

---> Happy New Year
What is it?
– It is the Vietnamese traditional long dress that women often wear.

---> Ao dai
GAME 4: CROSSWORDS
(a wish often exchanged on the occasion of Tet holidays)


INSTRUCTIONS: Students listen to questions or hints and give answers. There is ONE red letter in each answer. After six words are shown, students can guess the key words via the red letters.


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GAME 5: LUCKY MONEY DRAWING

INSTRUCTIONS: 10 lucky tickets will be drawn. Each lucky student will receive 10,000VND as their lucky money.